Car-coupling



(No Model.)

' R. HOSPORD.

GAR COUPLING. No 244,751. Patented July 26,1881.

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REZIN HOSFORD, OF LEBANON, INDIANA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,751, dated July 26,1881.

Application filed January 3,1881. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REZIN H0sFORD,a citizen of the United States,residing at Lebanon, in the county of Boone and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and'useful Improvement in Car-Couplings, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in car-couplings in which a slideis employed to hold a link in position for coupling, also to hold thepin up and permit it to drop through a link when the link is inserted ina draw-head and the objects of my invention are, first, to provide astrong, durable device for holding a link in position during the act ofmaking a coupling; and, second, to hold the pin up, and drop it when alink has been forced into the draw-head, and eflect a coupling. TheseobjectsIaccom plish by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a horizontal longitudinalsection of the draw-bar, showing the internal construction of the sameabove the center line. Fig,2 represents a horizontal longitudinalsection of the same, showing the internal construction below the centralline. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, showing theinternal construction of the draw-bar vertically, with the slide inposition to hold a link during the act of coupling; and Fig. 4 is asection same as Fig. 3, showing the slide in position to hold the pin upuntil forced back by a link during the act of coupling.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents a draw-bar, with raised part A on top of its head. Brepresents a longitudinal hole for the ordinary draw-bar. The head A isprovided with the usual chamber, 0, for links, and pin-holes D for pins.The upper part of the chamber 0 is recessed out, as at I,

' to permit the head at of the slide to tilt upward without pinching.

The slide K is constructed similar to that shown-that is, it has avertical head, m, with a horizontal slide part,'n, at its rear. Thisrear slide part, a, is provided with a long horizontal slot, p, in whichis inserted through the sides of the draw-head A the pin r, whichprevents the slide from falling out of the drawhead and permits theslide to move far enough forward to allow its head m to come under thepin-hole D and support a pin,as shown in Fig. 4, and to move back out ofthe way when a coupling is made; also to be adjusted far enough forwardto permit one end of a link to be inserted under its head m, between itand the bottom of the chamber 0, to support a link, H, as in Fig. 3,during the act of coupling. The lower part of the chamber 0 isperforated with the longitudinal slot or opening E, in which the rope orchain a operates. This rope or chain a is made fast to the slide K nearits head m, and passes through the slot E, and its lower end is providedwith a weight, I), as shown.

When it is desired to couple two cars to gether a link, H, may be placedby hand in the chamber 0, with its rear end under the head or of theslide, as shown in Fig. 3, thus supporting the link in one draw-head inposition to make a coupling. The other draw-bar has its pin drawn up,and the weight 1) draws the slide K forward until its head m is underthe pin and supports it, as in Fig. 4. The link B, when it enters thechamber 0, strikes the slide K, pushing it back, and the pin F dropsthrough the link, making the coupling.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. Thedraw-head A, with recess I over the rear part of the chamber 0 and slotE below, combined with the slide K, said slide having a vertical head,m, and slide part n, the chain or rope a, and weight b, all constructedand arranged to operate substantially as shown and described.

2. In a car-coupling draw-head, the slide K, with head m and slide parta, combined with the rope or chain a and weight 12, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

REZIN HOSFORD. Witnesses:

WILLIAM A. MILLER, NATHANIEL TITUS.

